Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies

Red velvet cream cheese cookies made easy in ten simple steps. These stuffed cookies are cakey and chocolatey with a surprise cream cheese filling.

I was apprehensive about stuffed cookies. I don’t like overly sweet desserts or choky gooey things, so I didn’t think they would be a match. However, my sister saw a stuffed cookie on TikTok and ever since then she’s been begging me to make them. I finally caved and created this fabulous recipe.

These stuffed cookies work because the cream cheese filling is strong enough to not melt out because of the flour and icing sugar, while still being soft enough from the cream cheese to be molten when they are broken open. Between the filling and cakey cookie, these cookies are a match made in heaven. They’re pretty simple, but here are some tips to make sure your cookies turn out fabulous.

Red Velvet Cookie Ingredients:

• Flour: Please weigh your flour. It is a much more accurate measurement since you do not have to judge how packed your cup is. Plus, you dirty one less measurement cup.
• Cocoa Powder: I base all my recipes with dutch processed cocoa since it has such a deep chocolatey flavor, this being said plain cocoa powder will work too.
• Baking Soda: This recipe uses baking soda instead of baking powder since we want the cookies to spread a bit, not puff up.
• Salt: Salt pairs magically with cocoa. Don’t skimp on it.
• Butter: Be sure that your butter is room temperature by pulling it out of the fridge a few hours before baking or microwaving it for 10 seconds intervals turning between blasts of heat.
• Sugars: This recipe uses both brown and white sugar; white sugar for structure and stability, and brown sugar for a nice chewiness.
• Eggs: Use room temperature eggs to minimize the chance of these red velvet cookies curdling.
• Vanilla: I love using homemade vanilla extract; it saves lots of money and stays good for practically forever.
• Milk: Milk lightens up this dough just enough to make them cakey and moist.
• Cream Cheese: Soften your cream cheese! This will keep it smooth and creamy. You can’t exactly microwave cream cheese to soften it, so prep ahead and leave it out for a couple of hours until it reaches room temperature.
• Powdered Sugar: I highly recommend sifting your powdered sugar, it also helps to keep the mixture smooth.

How to Make Red Velvet Cookies:

These red velvet cookies with cream cheese are super easy to make and have an incredible cream cheese surprise in the middle.

Start by making the cookie dough. Whisk the dry ingredients in a small bowl and set to the side. Then in a larger bowl, cream the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time to avoid curdling, then add the vanilla and milk. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients and food coloring and beat on low until just combined. Cover with plastic wrap and let chill for at least 2 hours.

While the cookie dough chills, make the simple cream cheese filling. Line a 8×8 pan with a piece of parchment. Then beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt together until smooth. Scoop the tablespoon sized balls of cream cheese filling onto a lined baking sheet. Cover with another piece of parchment and freeze for one- and-a-half hours.

Once the cookie dough and cream cheese filling have chilled, begin assembly (see next heading).

How to Stuff Cookies:

Stuffed cookies are currently all the rage; they’re so much fun and give you so much creativity.

To assemble these cookies, scoop 20 tablespoon sized balls of the cookie dough, this will make ten full cookies. Flatten two pieces of the cookie dough and dimple one of them. Place one of the spooned pieces of cream cheese onto the dimpled piece of dough. Place the second piece of flattened dough on top of the cream cheese and seal by pinching the sides down and rolling the dough into a ball. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough and place on a lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes until flattened slightly and set and enjoy!

Tips for successful Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies:

More Recipes with Cream Cheese:

• Red Velvet Roll Cake
• Brown Butter Carrot Cake Scones

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